Collapsible cabinet.



` P. F. BURiDIGK.' COLLAPSIBLB CABINET. APPLIoATIoN FILED we. 5, 1a12.

v Patented Dec.31,1912.

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OLLAPSIBLE CABINET. APPLICATION FILED AUG'. 5, 191.2. 1,048,807, f 1 Patented 1180.31, 1912 4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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OOLLAPSIBLE CABINET.

APPLIUATIQN FILED AUGk 5, 1912.

Patented Dec. 81, 1912 P. P. BURDICK. OOLLAPSILB CABINET. APPLIoATIoN FILED AUG. s, 1912.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

1 [n veld-oz- FREDF. BURDICK, oEcHIGAGo, ILLINOIS.

COLLAPSIBLE CABINET.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 191.2.

Appiieaaon sied august 5, 1912. serial no. 713,455.

To all lwhom/z5 may concern Be it known that I, FRED F. BUnDIok, a citizen of the United States,.and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Cabinets, of which the following, when taken in connection with the drawings accompanying land forming apart hereof, is a full and complete description sufficient to enable'those skilled in the art to which it pertams to f understand, make, and use the same.

y Fig. 2, viewed in This invention relates to cabinets which are adapted to be used by physicians, nurses and other individuals, either continuously or occasionally, and which, when not in use are adapted to be collapsed-into a I ess space than is occupied` by the same when in operative condition.

The principal objects of thisinvention are to obtain a device which will meet all the requirements of physicians, nurses, s ecialists, and other persons, in and about t e giving of what are commonly known as light baths,

Turkish or steam baths, Russian or hot air l :part 1s used to designate said part throughbaths, medicated baths, including volatilization, 'with or without heat and with or without inhalation of volatilized or vaporized medicaments; and to obtain a device which is simple in construction, etticient in service, economically made, not liable to get out'of order, durable, and easily changed from an operative to an inoperative, (or collapsed) condition, by persons not particularly skilled in mechanics.

Additional objects are set forth in this specification and disclosed in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective of a collapsible cabinet embodying the invention, said cabinet being set up in an operative condition. Fig. 2 is a top plan view, with the top removed, and the parts shown in the position thereof which -is illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional View, on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows, showing the top in place and a person seated in the cabinet.y

front elevation of the upper part Fig. 4 1s a of a person, showing a hood'in vertical section, and a diaphragm in elevation, said parts forming elements in the device, 'and said diaphragm attached to said person. Fig.` 5is a vertical section on line 5-5 of the direction indicated by as in said Fig.

)inet 1s 1n an `but with the hood removed and a sliding cover which forms an element of the device ,in place on said top. Fig. 9 is a section of the top of the cabinet, on line tviewed in the direction indicated by the arthe arrows. Fig. 6 is a vertical section, ex-

clusive of the top, hood and diaphragm, showing the several remaining parts in a collapsed or storage position. Fig. 7 is a top lan view of the several parts which are illustratedin Fig. 6, and in the same position 6. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the to o the cabinet, with the several parts in t operative, or set up position;

9-9 of Fig. 8,

rows.V Fig. lOis an elevation of one of the side' panels of the cabinet. Fig. l1 is a sec- 3, viewed in the d1- tion, on line 11 of Fi Fig. 12-is rection indicated by t e arrows.

. an elevation on line 12-12 of Fig. 5, viewed in the. direction indicated by the arrows, and Fig. 13 is a top plan view of one corner of the device, showing the top of the tube which forms an element of the device.

A reference character applied to a given out the several figures of the drawings.

A, A', and B, B', are, respectively, the front and side panels of the' cabinet. To avoid warping, shrinking, and the like I make these panels of sheet metal. Panels A, A', are respectively made in two parts, a and a'. The parts a, a' of panel A' are joined together by hinges a. (See Figs. 5 and 7.) The vertical edges of panels A, B and B', and of A', B and B', which come adjacent to each other at the corners of the cabinet, are joined together and to the posts or tubes C, by means of the straps (Gr, G'), which are hereinafter more particularly described. The construction which joins the panels and the tubes C together includes the caps C' which are placed on the upper ends o f the tubes C to close said ends.

D are rings, respectively provided with the inner annular flanges d. Said rings arc rigidly securedy in the tubes C, at the lower ends thereof by rivets, or screws d'.

E are disks whlch are respectively pro- 4vided with an annular groove, e, fitting over,

e position required when the cablio Said disks E are rigidly secured together and on the posts F by threads which enwith the threads on .posts F. The upper one of said disks forni a lock nut to the lower one thereof.

Gr are straps which are respectively secured to panels A, and A', and Gr are like straps which arc secured on panels B, B. g are rivets which secure said straps to said panels.

H are lampholder bases, which are rigidly secured on tubes C by rivets or bolts 7i.

An upper and a lower strap Gis. secured to. the respective panels A, AQ and said strap extends around the post C Which is adjacent to a given edge of said panels, and

in like manner an upper and lower strap Gr is secured to the panels B, B. On one of the straps G and on one of the straps G, at

a given corner, rectangular apertures g are made, in which aperture a base H is movable, and through 'which aperture said base When the'panels of the cabinet that is, in an operative position, one end o the aperture g in a strap G is close to contact with the standard of the base extending therethrough, and the other end of the aper-' .ture in a strap G is close to said base; and

lamps from said bases.

when the panels areV collapsed the opposite ends of said apertures are close to contactwith the said bases. Bythis constructionthe lamp bases are held equally distant from the panels when the device is in operation, and are prevented from coming in contact with said panels when said panels are collapsed, and the lamps (I) are prevented from being broken, without `removal of said l are the lamps-of the device. As hereinbefore set forth said lamps are automatically put into proper position by meansof`-- slots g', when the panels are in an operative, or in an inoperative, (collapsed) position.

J, Figs. 2, 3, 5 and 12, are connections which are respectively secured at their ends in the posts F, to lie parallel with the'planes of panels B, B. Connections J form the supports on which the legs K of the seat base L are mounted. Said legsare respec tively provided with a Sliding sleeve, .70, which sleeves are movable, to slide, on conneet-ions J. Seat base L consists of vparts l, Z, (which are pivotally joined Atogether by bolt L), and the part Z, which is provided with the vertical screw threaded shaft 2. Part Z is provided with an internally screw threaded aperture, the threads Where of it the screw threads on shaftZ. The legs K are-respectively pivotally attached to the parts l, Z', of seat base L.

M is a seat which is joined to seat-base L infisso? thi seat base L, and seat M, are respectively forced into substantially the position in which they are illustrated in Fig. 6.

Z are lugs on parts Z, Z, respectively, to engage with legs K when said seat is in the position which is illustrated in Fig. 5, to maintain said base and seat in a substan tially horizontal position.

N is the top of the cabinet and is made of the parts n., n and wf. Top N is simply laid on the upper edges or ends ofthe panels A, A', B, B', when the device is to be put into an operative position, and said top is removed from said panels when they are to gether that an aperture in the top formedby said parts is obtained, and that said aperture is considerably larger than is required to permit a person to put the head and body therethrough; and also, that when the hood P is used the parts fn, are turned up against the sides of said hood and there Vsecured by the catch p, (see Fig. l).

P is a glass in hood P, and p is a glass in I panel A. Said glasses afford inspection by a person outside of the cabinet ofA a person within it. Q, (Figs. 3 and 4), is a diaphragm'made of'textile or other suitable material. The

hood is removably attached to the top N by.

means offrods g fitting into brackets g. Brackets g are attached to the underside of top N. Y Y

R are electric conductors to supply an electric current to burners or lamps I.

S is a steam generator. v

T is a vaporizer or volatilizer arranged to discharge into the cabinet. is a pipe or conduit of iiexible material, arranged to be attached to the discharge end of the volatilizer T and to deliver its con-` tents into or above the diaphragm Q.

T is a pipeorconduit communicating With the generator S and the vaporizer or volatilizer T, to conduct steam from said generator to said vaporizer.

U is a fresh air conduit and u is a valve in said fresh air conduit. y V, (Fig. 5), are shields which are made of opaque material, as sheet metal. are only used when it is desired to shut oil the direct rays of light from the lamps which are in the cabinet, while at the same time making use of the heat emanatingy therefrom. l -ihen not in use they are folded up against the panels E, B", and to permit, such folding they are attached to said panels K by means of hinges WV.

Vvided with the slots X. -sonably close to the neck of a person in the X is a movable cover which is provided wit-h aperture X', and which is also pro- Slot X tits reacabinet, and slots X, being open at one end, permit the said cover Yto be slid along on the top N with studs X" in said slots. Cover X consists of two parts which meet at y, (Fig. 8), and either or both said parts are removable by simply slidin them along on the top N until the studs X are out of slots X.

The contour line of the aperture in top N is indicated by broken line Y (Fig. 8), and it will be observed that considerable movement of. the cover X is obtainable on said v able position.

top without uncovering Asaid aperture, and I am thus enabled to slide the seat M toward lthe front or rear of the cabinet and to correspondingly move the cover X Vso that a person seated on said seat will be in a comfort- The caps C are secured to one of the panels, at each corner of the cabinet. l

C are caps which are secured to the top N at each of the corners thereof, (see Figs. 1 and 8).

I claim: Y

l. The combination of two-part panels, single panels and tubes, said panels joined to said tubes by straps arranged to turn on `said tubes, and one ofthe parts'of said twopart panels, respectively, joined to the other part by hinges, a removable top arranged'to rest on the upper edges of said anels, bases attached to the lower ends of said tubes, conneet-ions attaching t-he base of the tube at one edge of the single panels to the'base of the tube at the other edge thereof, sleeves on said connections, a seat base, and legs pivotally attached to said seat base and said sleeves.

2. The combination of two-part panels, single panels, and tubes, said panels joined to said tubes by straps arranged to turn on said tubes, and one of' the parts of said twopart panels, respectively, joined to the other part by hinges, a removable top' arranged to rest on the upper edges of said panels, bases attached to the lower ends of said tubes, connections attaching the base of the tube which is at one edge of the single panels to the b ase of the tube at the other edge thereof, sleeves on said connections, a seat base, legspivotally attached 'to said seat base and said sleeves, said top comprising parts joined together by hinges, and a hood removably consisting of parts joined together by hinges, and said parts arranged to provide an aperture in said top, w1th an additional part arranged to be placed over said aperture.

4. The combination of two-partV panels, single panels, and tubes, said panels joined to said tubes by straps arranged to turn on said tubes, and one of the parts of said twopart panels Vjoined to the other part by hinges, a removable top arranged to rest on the upper edges of said panels, said top consisting of parts joined together by hinges and said parts arranged to provide an aperture in said top, and a hood removably mounted on said top over saidV aperture.

single panels, and tubes, said panels joined to said tubes by straps arranged to turn on said tubes, apertures in one of the straps at the edges of the respective panels, and lamp bases extending through said apertures and attached to said tubes, said apertures tioned to prevent -a lamp in said bases rom contact with said panels, and to turn said tubes and place said lamp bases in a determined position when the said panelsV are in position to obtain an operative cabinet, with atop mounted on said panels.V

6. The combination of two-part panels, single panels, and tubes, said panels joined to said tubes by straps arranged to turn on said tubes and one of the parts of said two- ,part panels joined to the other part by hinges, a removable top arranged to be mounted on the upper edges of said panels, Vsaid top provided with an aperture, an additional part arranged to be placed over said aperture, with a diaphragm, the upper edgesV of said tubes, and said caps secured to oneVV of the panels adjacent to said tubes.

9. In a cabinet, the combination of tubes, panels, and straps, said straps secured to said panels and extended around said tubes, an aperture in one of the straps which-is attached to one of the panels and' an aperture in one of the straps which is attached to the other panel at each corner of said cabinet, and lamp bases extending through said respective apertures, with lamps on said bases.

10. yIn a cabinet, the combination of tubes, panels, and straps, said straps secured to said panels and extended around said tubes osito turn thereon, a top provided With anaperture therein, said top arranged fto Test on the upper ends of said panels', l. and a diaphragm removably attached to said top and att-achable to a person in said, cabinet.

11. A cabinet consisting of side Walls and a top thereonpsaid top provided With an aperture, in combination with a two part cover to said aperture, said twopart cover provided With an aperture and with slots which are open at theiri'espective ends on one side of said parts, and studs to said top, said cover movable on the top with saidstuds in said slotsvand removable from said top. t

12. The combination of tWo-part--panels, SinglepaneIsVand tubes, said panels vjoined tosaidtnbes/ by hinges and one ofthe'parts of said tvvo part `panels joined to vthe other said top provided With a aperture therethrough, an additional part arranged to cover said aperture and removable therefrom, lamp bases in said tubes andlamps in saidbases, with opaqueshieldsf' removably' placeable-in the cabinet obtainable from said panels and top, said shields arranged to obstruct rays .of'light from Vsaid lamps and to. transmit the heat therefrom into said cabinet.l fjSigned -atChicago, Cook county, Illinois, IthisvBOth. day ofj'July, 1912. n I, FRED F. BURDICK. Fln,presence. of-. l. l

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